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#E58AFE Color

#E58AFE is rgb(229, 138, 254) in RGB, hsl(287, 98%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 46%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E58AFE
HEX#E58AFE
RGBrgb(229, 138, 254)
HSLhsl(287, 98%, 77%)
HSVhsv(287, 46%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 46%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.184 318.7)
LABlab(70.64% 48.96 -43.79)
LCHlch(70.64% 65.68 318.19)

What #E58AFE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E58AFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 8.51Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 11.91Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 12.08Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 12.97Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 13.12Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 13.56

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#E58AFE Channel Values

How #E58AFE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 229 · G 138 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 98% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 46% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.23:1 vs white · 9.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E58AFE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E58AFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E58AFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E58AFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E58AFE
Complementary
#A4FE8B
Analogous
#AB8BFE
Analogous
#FE8BDD
Triadic
#FEE58B
Triadic
#8BFEE5
Split comp.
#DDFE8B
Split comp.
#8BFEAB

Tints & Shades of #E58AFE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E89AFE
#ECA9FE
#EFB8FE
#F3C7FE
#F6D7FF
#F9E6FF

Shades

#DA58FD
#CD21FD
#B602E8
#8B02B1
#63017E
#380147

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E58AFE.

How #E58AFE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E58AFE
Protanopia#9F9FFE
Protanomaly#BF97FE
Deuteranopia#AFAFFC
Deuteranomaly#C7A2FD
Tritanopia#D89F9F
Tritanomaly#DE97CC
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E58AFE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e58afe: #E58AFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E58AFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e58afe': '#E58AFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.898, green: 0.541, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_e58afe">#E58AFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E58AFE"

More Purple Colors

#E58AFE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E58AFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E58AFE?

#E58AFE is a light purple — rgb(229, 138, 254) in RGB and hsl(287, 98%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.51.

What is the RGB value of #E58AFE?

#E58AFE is rgb(229, 138, 254) — red 229, green 138, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E58AFE?

#E58AFE converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 46%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E58AFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E58AFE scores 2.23:1 against white and 9.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E58AFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E58AFE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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